Power and Popularity
David (5 yrs) loves discussing superheroes and their powers. Recently he asked me: “Why doesn’t God give us superpowers? I mean, he wants us to be like Him, right?” I didn’t realize that James had associated God’s omnipotence and omniscience with superheroes and their powers. . .
Rebekah (3 yrs) and I were discussing the meaning of the word “popular” today. When I told her that it means that a lot of people like you she said: “I don’t think Satan is popular because he makes bad choices, but I know that God is. Everyone loves God.” This discussion followed her question: “Why does God create tornados when people get sucked up in them?” I’m glad she still feels Heavenly Father is popular despite his lack of obvious interference in some natural disasters.
May 15th, 2007 13:14
I think God HAS given us [a very real power in the priesthood]. I like this quote from the scriptures:
Wherefore, we search the prophets, and we have many revelations and the spirit of prophecy; and having all these witnesses we obtain a hope, and our faith becometh unshaken, insomuch that we truly can command in the name of Jesus and the very trees obey us, or the mountains, or the waves of the sea.
(Book of Mormon | Jacob 4:6)
Or this one:
And I said unto them: If God had commanded me to do all things I could do them. If he should command me that I should say unto this water, be thou earth, it should be earth; and if I should say it, it would be done.
(Book of Mormon | 1 Nephi 17:50)
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